If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who must bend and a — Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who must bend and a — Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who must bend and a — Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who must bend and a — Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who must bend and a — Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
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If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who must bend and alter our lives to compensate, or is it society that needs changing?

— Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
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